The Lodge is a small community in the Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 province of Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

, located in the Chester Municipal District

Chester Municipal District, Nova Scotia

The Municipality of the District of Chester is a municipal district in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia.Occupying the northeastern half of Lunenburg County, the district's administrative seat is the village of Chester.- Demographics :Population trend...

 on the Aspotogan Peninsula

Aspotogan Peninsula

The Aspotogan Peninsula is a peninsula in the eastern part of Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, situated between St. Margarets Bay in the east from Mahone Bay in the west. The Peninsula was originally settled by second generation French immigrants on the eastside of the Aspotogan and second...

 on the Lighthouse Route

Lighthouse Route

The Lighthouse Route is a scenic roadway in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.It follows the province's South Shore for from Halifax to Yarmouth.-Numbered:*Trunk 3*Highway 103*Route 309*Route 329*Route 330*Route 331*Route 332*Route 333...

 (Nova Scotia Route 329

Nova Scotia Route 329

Route 329 is a collector road in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.It is located in Lunenburg County and connects East River at Trunk 3 with Hubbards at Trunk 3.It runs around the perimeter of the Aspotogan Peninsula.-Communities:*East River...

). Many residents are members of the Verge or Harnish family lines.

History

Charles and George Verge were brothers who were the first settlers of the Lodge (c. 1832). They arrived in the area from Liverpool, Nova Scotia

Liverpool, Nova Scotia

Liverpool is a Canadian community and former town located along the Atlantic Ocean of the Province of Nova Scotia's South Shore. It is situated within the Region of Queens Municipality which is the local governmental unit that comprises all of Queens County, Nova Scotia...

. Their father immigrated as a New England Planter from Scituate, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts

Scituate, Massachusetts

Scituate is a seacoast town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States, on the South Shore, midway between Boston and Plymouth. The population was 18,133 at the 2010 census....

to Liverpool Nova Scotia (c. 1779).